Japan’s incoming prime minister is a heavy metal drummer with an iron will — that insiders say gives her an in with President Trump.

Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister if she can assemble a parliamentary coalition after being elected head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. She is already generating attention for her head-banging background and political idols.

She played drums in a heavy metal band while attending Kobe University, rocking out to Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, while becoming a car and motorcycle buff, according to Japanese media reports. Then she did a stint as a broadcaster, before finding her metalhead background was a way to distinguish herself in Japan’s staid political scene. 3

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